Hi, New to the G1 having updated from a Bluenode. I am wondering what people would consider to be the optimal settings to let these 3 devices play nicely. I mainly stream from a NAS. the bulk of my files are standard redbook resolution FLAC with a few hires. I use Tidal a bit. I am not yet convinced about MQA being of value, but still open of mind about .

Where should I be getting the upsampling (if I choose to do that) be happening. What sort of numbers? Should Roon and the Mytek be doing the heavy lifting?

Mainly I use ROON to play my music streaming from QOBUZ or my NAS. But also use LDS, LUMÏN and LINN KAZOO.
The music format I prefer are DXD, MQA and DSD256 which I find nicely analog and soft listening for my ears. The most of my albums on the NAS are in FLAC format ripped from my CDs.

Thanks. So what have you set up in Roon from the point of view of signal processing? What have you done inside the Aries and what sort of DAC settings have you made? I am keen to learn from others experience. The bulk of my listening is ripped CDs on the NAS. Sounds much like you

@jamesrc
Well, plenty of things to say about your questions. To make it simple.
I use ROON ROCK on a self build NUC I called FRANKENSTEIN, you can read about it in the « Café » items.
The only item I change in the ROON DSP settings is the Crossfeed filter when I listen with the cans. Otherwise I leave all the settings unchanged.

My ARIES G1 and my iPad connect wireless to a Cisco Wap150 which then goes Ethernet to the router and the NAS. Both device have a static IP address.
For security reasons I do not have activated in LDS to participate at the beta firmware versions.

For the settings in the MYTEK BROOKLYN DAC it’s a bit more complicated I need some more time to find them all again. Anyway Aries G1 and MYTEK are connected together by USB. Straight at the beginning I have added a TeddyPardo PSU to power the MYTEK Brooklyn DAC. I also have put the 4 jumpers inside the MYTEK to reduce the volume output.

I think we are on a similar wavelength here. So much help. Thank you very much. I waiting for the G1 to be delivered, but thought I would try to learn how to set it up.

At the moment I have Brooklyn DAC +. The trim control replaces the jumpers. Set at -4. SBooster PSU.

Plays into Prima Luna Dialogue with big (KT150) tubes. The DAC input is currently via a Bluenode1, to be replaced by the G1 on wifi.

Synology NAS with FLAC files and Tidal for exploring music, but I rather having the music under my roof. The wifi is industrial grade with fixed IPs for all the important stuff and never drops out or defaults. Have bought a Curious USB cable to connect the DAC and G1.

Dear all,
Have u compared the sound quality of Lightning DS and Roon? I agree the interface of Roon is excellent and good at showing all the albums from difference source. However, I find the sound of Lightning DS tend to be more analog and smooth. The sound from Roon is still good, but a kind of digital feeling, especially when converting to DSD format. What do u think?
My setup is Aries G2 and Vega G2, with a set of Soulution pre + power amp combo.
Tks.

A vote from me on using Lighting DS verses Roon to get the best sound quality out of the G1 for native format FLAC files stored on my NAS.

I also prefer the SQ of these files when upscaled on the G, verses being upscaled by my Roon Core. This probably has something to do with the G1 algorithms being different to Roon and, possibly, the higher performance of the Teslar platform on the G1, compared to processing power of my current Roon Core machine